With yields across the board declining in March, fixed-income sectors rallied. Entering April, the fixed income allocation strategy is overweight International Bond, U.S. Long-Term Treasury, TIPS, U.S. Investment Grade, and Floating Rate Notes. The U.S. Corporate, U.S. High Yield, and Emerging Market Bond sectors are underweight.

With yields across the board rising in February, fixed income sectors suffered. Floating Rate Notes and International Investment Grade improved to overweight, while U.S. Investment Grade Corporate bonds dropped to underweight. Additionally, a rising U.S. dollar led to Emerging Market bond underperformance and an underweight allocation.

The risk management model seeks to reduce exposure to fixed income sectors most sensitive to equity drawdowns. The risk management model improved from last month and entered February recommending full model exposure to areas most sensitive to equity markets: U.S. High Yield, Emerging Markets, U.S. Investment Grade, and Floating Rate Notes.

The risk management model seeks to reduce exposure to fixed income sectors most sensitive to equity drawdowns. While the risk management model deteriorated from last month, it entered January recommending full model exposure to areas most sensitive to equity markets: U.S. High Yield, Emerging Markets, U.S. Investment Grade, and Floating Rate Notes.